I totaly understand where your coming from, but I strongly recomend not buying an NcStar scope. They really seem to be hit or miss product, and tend to not be forgiving at all with any centerfire round. I picked one up when I first started with guns and it did not last at all. Since then i vowed not to waste my money on bottom end sights and scopes. I don't hate 'made in china', but NcStar is pretty much for airsoft and .22lr at most.
A Bushnell Banner or basic entry level scopes arent a lot of coin. You can usualy find em from 40$ - $80. You will have much better luck with that, and spend less time pissing around with your sights.